Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona · Public

Of 87 assessed programs, 86 leave graduates out-earning a typical Arizona high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 160 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,709
$30k to $48k	$10,398
$48k to $75k	$13,330
$75k to $110k	$18,050
$110k and up	$20,686
All families (average)	$14,158

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

87 of 247 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Arizona high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,446	+$18,954	clears the bar	$20,467	1.1 yrs	467
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$84,996	+$48,504	clears the bar	$18,692	0.4 yrs	462
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,433	+$19,941	clears the bar	$14,307	0.7 yrs	418
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,448	+$13,956	clears the bar	$20,590	1.5 yrs	387
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$50,738	+$14,246	clears the bar	$16,639	1.2 yrs	312
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,676	+$20,184	clears the bar	$19,500	1.0 yrs	245
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,376	+$29,884	clears the bar	$18,500	0.6 yrs	234
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$61,250	+$24,758	clears the bar	$18,013	0.7 yrs	205
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$67,995	+$31,503	clears the bar	$30,953	1.0 yrs	188
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$54,000	+$17,508	clears the bar	$20,000	1.1 yrs	162
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$53,246	+$16,754	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	152
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$77,855	+$41,363	clears the bar	$20,375	0.5 yrs	151
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$55,863	+$19,371	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	148
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$58,857	+$22,365	clears the bar	$18,750	0.8 yrs	147
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$61,757	+$25,265	clears the bar	$20,151	0.8 yrs	134
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$69,834	+$33,342	clears the bar	$20,469	0.6 yrs	129
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,941	+$55,449	clears the bar	$23,413	0.4 yrs	123
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$99,067	+$62,575	clears the bar	$26,500	0.4 yrs	119
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$86,375	+$49,883	clears the bar	$30,500	0.6 yrs	116
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,619	+$17,127	clears the bar	$20,057	1.2 yrs	115
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$48,764	+$12,272	clears the bar	$23,333	1.9 yrs	112
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$50,233	+$13,741	clears the bar	$25,125	1.8 yrs	95
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$48,321	+$11,829	clears the bar	$21,125	1.8 yrs	94
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$58,007	+$21,515	clears the bar	$30,659	1.4 yrs	92
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$49,080	+$12,588	clears the bar	$25,349	2.0 yrs	88
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,223	+$10,731	clears the bar	$19,114	1.8 yrs	79
English	Bachelor's Degree	$45,915	+$9,423	clears the bar	$16,750	1.8 yrs	77
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$52,957	+$16,465	clears the bar	$17,500	1.1 yrs	74
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$81,144	+$44,652	clears the bar	$19,000	0.4 yrs	74
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$123,400	+$86,908	clears the bar	$72,425	0.8 yrs	73
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$60,735	+$24,243	clears the bar	$33,352	1.4 yrs	72
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$99,015	+$62,523	clears the bar	$22,589	0.4 yrs	67
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$54,507	+$18,015	clears the bar	$20,000	1.1 yrs	64
Social Work	Master's Degree	$47,588 1-year earnings	+$11,096	clears the bar	$30,756	2.8 yrs	59
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,571	+$22,079	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	58
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$81,688	+$45,196	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	58
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$74,354	+$37,862	clears the bar	$41,255	1.1 yrs	57
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,501	+$14,009	clears the bar	$20,250	1.4 yrs	56
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$68,917	+$32,425	clears the bar	$20,567	0.6 yrs	55
Special Education	Master's Degree	$66,606	+$30,114	clears the bar	$34,363	1.1 yrs	54
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$60,630	+$24,138	clears the bar	$20,051	0.8 yrs	54
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,008	+$14,516	clears the bar	$17,231	1.2 yrs	53
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,184	+$51,692	clears the bar	$25,188	0.5 yrs	52
Nursing	Master's Degree	$117,110	+$80,618	clears the bar	$42,539	0.5 yrs	52
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$76,041	+$39,549	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	50
Forestry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$58,054	+$21,562	clears the bar	$22,397	1.0 yrs	45
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	$57,142	+$20,650	clears the bar	$30,000	1.5 yrs	44
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,082	+$7,590	clears the bar	$23,250	3.1 yrs	42
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$52,191	+$15,699	clears the bar	$22,698	1.4 yrs	41
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,223	+$6,731	clears the bar	$20,368	3.0 yrs	41
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$69,605	+$33,113	clears the bar	$18,500	0.6 yrs	40
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,015	+$15,523	clears the bar	$17,682	1.1 yrs	39
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,597	+$3,105	clears the bar	$21,819	7.0 yrs	35
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$66,646	+$30,154	clears the bar	$34,634	1.1 yrs	33
History	Bachelor's Degree	$45,795	+$9,303	clears the bar	$20,847	2.2 yrs	33
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$56,638	+$20,146	clears the bar	$30,366	1.5 yrs	32
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$78,955	+$42,463	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	30
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$54,149	+$17,657	clears the bar	$17,500	1.0 yrs	30
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,388	+$58,896	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	29
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$57,004	+$20,512	clears the bar	$19,500	1.0 yrs	29
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$102,760	+$66,268	clears the bar	$38,000	0.6 yrs	27
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$65,758	+$29,266	clears the bar	$23,209	0.8 yrs	27
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$43,792	+$7,300	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$63,605	+$27,113	clears the bar	$22,683	0.8 yrs	27
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$57,868	+$21,376	clears the bar	$18,062	0.8 yrs	23
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,402	+$23,910	clears the bar	$21,251	0.9 yrs	23
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,055 1-year earnings	+$8,563	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,491	+$21,999	clears the bar	$23,250	1.1 yrs	21
Business/Managerial Economics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$72,971	+$36,479	clears the bar	$21,234	0.6 yrs	21
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,306	+$30,814	clears the bar	$21,625	0.7 yrs	21
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$73,940	+$37,448	clears the bar	$37,263	1.0 yrs	20
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$54,276	+$17,784	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	19
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$60,448	+$23,956	clears the bar	$19,468	0.8 yrs	19
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$80,727	+$44,235	clears the bar	$23,645	0.5 yrs	18
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$48,800	+$12,308	clears the bar	$19,819	1.6 yrs	17
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$34,073	-$2,419	falls short	$18,625	insufficient data	17
Biology	Master's Degree	$41,087 1-year earnings	+$4,595	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$38,380	+$1,888	clears the bar	$21,966	11.6 yrs	16
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$37,350	+$858	clears the bar	$21,125	24.6 yrs	13
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$52,834	+$16,342	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Master's Degree	$57,283	+$20,791	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,149	+$16,657	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$78,057	+$41,565	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Systems Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$97,511	+$61,019	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,851	+$14,359	clears the bar	$18,587	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Master's Degree	$49,438 1-year earnings	+$12,946	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$82,299	+$45,807	clears the bar	$87,849	1.9 yrs	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	162
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	144
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	94
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Physics and Astronomy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Climate Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Literature	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Data Analytics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Forestry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Forestry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Literature	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Criminology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Applied Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.